Interacting

Q: Is it permissible to talk to non-mahram boy/girl via cell phone (voice, text, etc.)?

Q: Why is dating haraam?

Q: Is it haraam to be friends with opposite sex?

Q: Can a woman message a non-mahram from her phone during iddat period?

Q: If a female is among a group of other females and a non mahram male approaches the group of females to speak to the other females she is in the group with, is it enough for this particular female to lower her gaze and refrain from useless chatter with the male while still standing in the group or is she supposed to leave the gathering when the male approaches?

Q: Could you tell me how to completely stop talking to ghair mahram men and what is the proof that malaika ar Rahman stays with women who covers her hair?

Q:

1. I am married, I have a sister in-law and brother in-law, they are also married. We all stay in Saudi as neighbours, so is it permissible that we three families go for umrah together in a big car provided all females are fully covered in burqa?

2. Similarly can we three families go on a picnic trip to various tourist attractions provided all females are covered in burqa but obviously the females can see the men of their family through eye opening of niqab if they don't lower their gaze but males can't. so is it permissible to travel together in this manner?

3. Another situation is if all of the three families travel in their personal car but on reaching the destination they unite,but no casual conversation is there between na mahrams of family, each family just enjoy themselves and have fun,only thing is they all go the place same day for a happiness in their personal vehicles, is it permissible to travel in this manner?

Q: A family member created a whatsapp group for my Mother, her three sibling and all their children, so that we can keep in touch. The only problem is that there is interaction between the male and female cousins. Is this acceptable and what should my response to them be if it is not?

Q: Is it correct for a married woman in Islam to have male friends or a married man to have female friends and correspond with them one on one on whatsapp?

Q: Say I am in a gathering where everyone present are my Mahrams. However, there are some people for whom this is individually not the case - hence, 'intermingling' is applicable to them, but not to me. Is it permissible to be present in such gatherings?